Meet Rhubarb the Suriname BC

Here she is folks, what will likely be my last snake - unless my husband falls in love with one or we magically get a bigger house or I can convince him that we can fit my last "wish list" snake somewhere ;):P. I've wanted a BC ever since I started learning about boas, specifically either a Suriname or a Guyana. As soon as I saw a photo of this snake I knew she was the one. These photos don't do her any justice. Hopefully it warms up soon so I can get some proper photos in sunlight. As it is I took a few quick ones after unboxing while checking her over. Some on my cell and a few on the good camera. She's also wet in a couple because it was after I had sprayed her down with a mite treatment, just in case. Rhubarb reminds me a lot of my BCL in terms of how she handles so far - very active and inquisitive but not at all hissy and strike-happy like the BCO. In hindsight I should have also gotten a weight, but she's pretty dang small. Maybe 75 grams? I will feel better when she takes a meal.

Cell Pics:
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Camera Pics:
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Stunning! Congrats!

Great looking snake. Congrats

Nice new pick up, bcc are cool


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A favorite species of mine! Nice!

Beautiful BC Willow. I love your recent additions. Your critter collection is quite impressive. :)

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Beautiful BC Willow. I love your recent additions. Your critter collection is quite impressive. :)

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Thanks, Ziggy! We are basically done adding snakes, so I figured I'd go out with a bang with Rhubarb, ha. We are running out of space, and we have a number that, while high, still feels comfortable in terms of cage maintenance, feeding, handling, etc. I'd love to get my hands on an Inca morph Nicaraguan, buuut I don't know where I'd put it until we have a total of 4 shelving units and most everyone in PVC.

Wow! She's beautiful congrats!!!!

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She’s beautiful! Congratulations!

Geeze, it's boa madness on this forum the last few days. Lol congrats!

love her and the name!

That’s one beautiful boa, love the saddles. Congratulations!

Wow, very nice. Congrats!

so cute!!! amazing tail! congrats, WhompWhomp! i look forward to hearing about your experiences with a CB import!

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so cute!!! amazing tail! congrats, WhompWhomp! i look forward to hearing about your experiences with a CB import!

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She's settling in pretty well, I think, considering she just had her first meal with us. :) Transitioned to F/T no problem. Must say, I love the boa feeding response.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...522c3ba3d5.jpg

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Really glad she ate frozen thawed

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My boas have been the easiest to switch to f/t, including my Colombian rainbow. Artemis and Orion are my only remaining holdouts for live.

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My boas have been the easiest to switch to f/t, including my Colombian rainbow. Artemis and Orion are my only remaining holdouts for live.

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My boas have also been super easy to switch to both F/T and rats when the time comes. So have my ball pythons, lol. The only snakes I've had any trouble with at all are 2 of my 3 carpets - although now 1 of the troublesome ones is eating reliably. Still waiting for Pixie, our newest carpet, to take her first meal. I'll give her a few more weeks as long as she still looks good but may eventually have to try a live mouse. :/

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My boas have also been super easy to switch to both F/T and rats when the time comes. So have my ball pythons, lol. The only snakes I've had any trouble with at all are 2 of my 3 carpets - although now 1 of the troublesome ones is eating reliably. Still waiting for Pixie, our newest carpet, to take her first meal. I'll give her a few more weeks as long as she still looks good but may eventually have to try a live mouse. :/

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I was fortunate Kett, my carpet, was already on f/t. He doesn’t even constrict, just grab and swallow. :rolleyes:

Very nice.

You can't go wrong with boas, they are just that cool!

Given her feeding response last week, I felt comfortable taking Rhubarb out tonight for some very brief handling while checking her over for mites. So far so good! ::sigh of relief:: I think she's going to be pretty dang impressive once she gets some size on her.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d1f08f1889.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a5566fe33e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f4e58caaff.jpg

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What a precious name!! And a stunning animal, for sure.